Albrecht/Wozniak Reaches 2020 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic Semifinals

Marlene Albrecht/Matt Wozniak (Zurich, SUI) run at the 2020 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-4 loss to Rachel Homan/John Morris (Canmore, AB). of the 2020 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic in Banff, Alberta, Canada; Albrecht/Wozniak advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-7 win over Manitoba's Kadriana Sahaidak/Colton Lott. of the 2020 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic in Banff, Alberta, Canada;

Albrecht/Wozniak finished 4-1 in the 36-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Albrecht/Wozniak defeated Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) 9-2, then won 11-5 against Karly King-Simpson/Connar Croteau (Victoria, BC). Albrecht/Wozniak went on to lose 7-5 against Manitoba's Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing. Albrecht/Wozniak responded with a 5-4 win over Gina Aitken/Scott Andrews (Stirling, SCO). Albrecht/Wozniak won 9-3 against Melanie Puzzie/Scott Moncur (Canmore, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Albrecht/Wozniak earned 32.467 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.054 after improving upon their best so far this season. Albrecht/Wozniak ranks 34th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 43.522 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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